05.04.2023 - 09:26 [ Le Monde ]

Macron and von der Leyen visit increasingly distant China

Macron, who is eager to represent the European continent, will be accompanied in one of the meetings with Xi by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. A speech she made on Thursday, March 30, reflected the current hardening of the European Union (EU) vis-à-vis Beijing: „How China interacts with Putin‘s war will be a determining factor for EU-China relations,“ she said.